Hyderabad, Sept. 5 -- Just lodging of a domestic violence complaint against husband and his family under Section 498 A of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act does not amount to cruelty, said the Telangana High Court, adding that the FIR by itself cannot constitute a ground for divorce.

According to a report in LiveLaw, neither the family court nor the high court can dissolve a marriage on the ground of 'irretrievable breakdown'. The partner seeking the divorces on the ground of cruelty must prove the conduct with evidence, it said.

A division bench of justices K Lakshman and K Sujana said that the husband filed for dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty, so he has to prove the same "by producing cogent ev...